Wonder of Stardom Championship

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Wonder of Stardom Championship
The current design of the title (2020 – present)
Details
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
Date establishedJune 26, 2011[2]
Current champion(s)Saori Anou
Date wonDecember 29, 2023[1]
Statistics
First champion(s)Yuzuki Aikawa[2]
Most reignsAct Yasukawa, Io Shirai, Mayu Iwatani and Tam Nakano
(2 reigns)
Longest reignYuzuki Aikawa
(618 days)
Shortest reignMina Shirakawa
(34 days)
Oldest championMina Shirakawa
(35 years, 118 days)
Youngest championMomo Watanabe
(18 years, 62 days)
Heaviest championYoko Bito
(62 kg (137 lb))[3]
Lightest championYuzuki Aikawa
(50 kg (110 lb))[4]

The Wonder of Stardom Championship (ワンダー・オブ・スターダム王座, Wandā Obu Sutādamu Ōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title, which in Stardom's championship hierarchy is situated as the secondary title behind the World of Stardom Championship, was introduced on June 26, 2011, and the inaugural champion was crowned on July 24, 2011, when Yuzuki Aikawa defeated Yoshiko in a decision match.[2]

Title history[edit]

Yuzuki Aikawa with the former design of the title (2011–2018)

The title is often referred to simply as the "White Belt", a name famously used by All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) to refer to its All Pacific Championship.[2][5][6] The title belt was crafted by American company Top Rope Belts based on designs sent by Stardom,[7] with a conscious decision to imitate the AJW title belt in terms of its color, with Stardom president Rossy Ogawa referring to the promotion's heyday as the "Golden Age of Joshi Puroresu".[8] The original title belt was awarded to undefeated inaugural champion Yuzuki Aikawa, when she retired from professional wrestling on April 29, 2013. It was replaced that same night by a second identical title belt.[9]

Originally, only wrestlers officially signed to Stardom were eligible to challenge for the title,[10] but this rule was abandoned in 2013, when Dark Angel and Yuhi were allowed to challenge for the title. Sarah Stock (wrestling under the name Dark Angel) became the first non-Japanese to win the title.[9][11] When Santana Garrett won the title in November 2015, she started defending it in the United States, alongside the NWA World Women's Championship.[12][13] Her six defenses on the American independent circuit were also recognized by Stardom.[14]

July 2020 tournament[edit]

On May 20, 2020, Arisa Hoshiki retired, so the Wonder of Stardom Championship was vacated.[15] On July 12, a four-woman tournament was set-up to determine a new champion.[16] On July 26, Giulia defeated Tam Nakano in the finals to become the new champion.[17]

Semifinals
(July 17)[18][19] 		Finals
(July 26)[17]
    
Giulia
Konami
Giulia
Tam Nakano
Natsuko Tora
Tam Nakano

Reigns[edit]

Record tying and former two-time champion, Mayu Iwatani

As of April 18, 2024, there have been a total of 20 reigns between 16 different champions and three vacancies. Yuzuki Aikawa was the inaugural champion as well as the longest reign at 618 days. Mina Shirakawa has the shortest reign at 34 days. Act Yasukawa, Io Shirai, Tam Nakano and Mayu Iwatani share the record of the most reigns with two each. Shirai had the most title defenses at 17 times. The current champion is Saori Anou who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Mirai at Stardom Dream Queendom 2023 on December 19, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Yuzuki Aikawa July 24, 2011 Stardom × Stardom 2011 Tokyo, Japan 1 618 8[20] Defeated Yoshiko in a decision match to become the inaugural champion. [2][21]
— Vacated April 2, 2013 — Tokyo, Japan — — — Yuzuki Aikawa vacated the championship due to retiring from professional wrestling on April 29, 2013. [22][23]
2 Dark Angel April 29, 2013 Ryōgoku Cinderella Tokyo, Japan 1 189 3[24] Defeated Act Yasukawa in a decision match to win the vacant championship. [9][25]
3 Act Yasukawa November 4, 2013 Stardom 100th Commemorative Tournament Tokyo, Japan 1 234 4[26] [24][27]
— Vacated June 26, 2014 — Tokyo, Japan — — — The championship was vacated after Act Yasukawa was sidelined with various health issues brought on by thyroid deterioration. [28]
4 Mayu Iwatani July 27, 2014 Shining Stars 2014 Nagoya, Japan 1 175 2[29] Defeated Miho Wakizawa in the finals of a four-woman tournament to win the vacant championship. [30]
5 Act Yasukawa January 18, 2015 Stardom 4th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 2 103 0[31] [29]
— Vacated May 1, 2015 — Tokyo, Japan — — — The championship was vacated after Act Yasukawa was sidelined with facial fractures. [32]
6 Io Shirai May 17, 2015 Gold May 2015 Tokyo, Japan 1 190 7[33] Defeated Nikki Storm in a decision match to win the vacant championship. [34][35][36]
7 Santana Garrett November 23, 2015 Goddesses of Stars 2015 Fukuoka, Japan 1 174 9[37] This was a title vs. title match, in which Garrett also defended the NWA World Women's Championship. [33][38]
8 Kairi Hojo May 15, 2016 Gold May 2016 Tokyo, Japan 1 364 8[39] [37][40]
9 Mayu Iwatani May 14, 2017 Gold May 2017 Tokyo, Japan 2 132 2[41] [39][42]
10 Yoko Bito September 23, 2017 5☆Star GP 2017 × Champions Osaka, Japan 1 57 2[43] [41][44][45]
11 Io Shirai November 19, 2017 Best of Goddesses 2017 Tokyo, Japan 2 185 10[46] [43][47]
12 Momo Watanabe May 23, 2018 Stardom Gold Star Tokyo, Japan 1 358 13[48] [46]
13 Arisa Hoshiki May 16, 2019 Stardom Gold May 2019 Tokyo, Japan 1 370 10[31] This was Hoshiki's Cinderella Tournament granted wish. [48]
— Vacated May 20, 2020 — — — — — Arisa Hoshiki vacated the championship as she announced her retirement from professional wrestling due to head and neck injuries. [15]
14 Giulia July 26, 2020 Cinderella Summer in Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1 220 6[49] Defeated Tam Nakano to win the vacant championship. This was Giulia's Cinderella Tournament granted wish. [17]
15 Tam Nakano March 3, 2021 All Star Dream Cinderella Tokyo, Japan 1 301 6[50] This was a Hair vs Hair match. [51]
16 Saya Kamitani December 29, 2021 Dream Queendom Tokyo, Japan 1 480 15 [52]
17 Mina Shirakawa April 23, 2023 All Star Grand Queendom Yokohama, Japan 1 34 1 [53]
18 Tam Nakano May 27, 2023 Flashing Champions Tokyo, Japan 2 36 0 This was a Winner Takes All match in which Nakano's World of Stardom Championship was also on the line. [54]
19 Mirai July 2, 2023 Mid Summer Champions 2023 Yokohama, Japan 1 180 3 [1]
20 Saori Anou December 29, 2023 Dream Queendom 2023 Tokyo, Japan 1 111+ 1 [55]

Combined reigns[edit]

Current champion Saori Anou

As of April 18, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined
days
1 Yuzuki Aikawa 1 8 618
2 Saya Kamitani 1 15 480
3 Io Shirai 2 17 375
4 Arisa Hoshiki 1 10 370
5 Kairi Hojo 1 8 364
6 Momo Watanabe 1 13 358
7 Tam Nakano 2 6 337
Act Yasukawa 2 4 337
9 Mayu Iwatani 2 4 307
10 Giulia 1 6 220
11 Dark Angel 1 3 189
12 Mirai 1 3 180
13 Santana Garrett 1 9 174
14 Saori Anou † 1 1 111+
15 Yoko Bito 1 2 57
16 Mina Shirakawa 1 1 34

See also[edit]

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External links[edit]

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